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civil engineering
noun
the work or profession of a civil engineer.
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World English Dictionary
| civil engineer | |
| —n | |
| a person qualified to design, construct, and maintain public works, such as roads, bridges, harbours, etc | |
| civil engineering | |
| —n | |
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Civil engineering
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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Science Dictionary
civil engineering  (sĭv'əl) Pronunciation Key
The branch of engineering that specializes in the design and construction of structures such as bridges, roads, and dams. |
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Example sentences
Architecture is usually conceived as the aesthetic design of the structure, while the construction is purely civil engineering.
Planning and civil engineering, because they have broader social- and resource-related implications.
It's not a contribution to the knowledge of civil engineering as a discipline.
Gabions--wire mesh baskets filled with rocks--have been used for civil engineering purposes for centuries.
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